The Annual Giving Campaign team is proud and humbled to reveal the final tally of this year’s fall fundraiser. Including employer matching, you have pledged…
$93,011.26
Unbelievable! 😮😍💯👏 Our team is so impressed with Lakeshore! For the first time in Annual Giving Campaign history, we didn’t make our goal by the deadline—we think that the shorter fundraising period of 3 weeks instead of 4, lower enrollment (similar to many SFUSD schools), inflation, financial struggles, and reduced family engagement coming out of the pandemic are all understandable reasons. However, when we extended the deadline and asked for help, our community stepped up and showed up in true Leopard fashion! Well done!
The Lakeshore community came together to exceed our aggressive $90,000 goal and work towards securing another year of enrichment programs, teacher and staff support, and community events. We are thrilled—and relieved—with these results!
CONGRATULATIONS to the school for earning our school-wide dance party grand prize! More details to follow once we determine a date.
CONGRATULATIONS to the winning classrooms who will receive class celebrations!
Top student percent participation:
- Ms. Reyes at 70.0%
- TIE for 2nd place: Mrs. Fusscas and Mr. Joseph both at 75.0%
- Ms. Angela at 82.35%
Highest amounts raised in grade groups:
- SDC: Mr. Curtis, $2,563.34
- 4th and 5th grade: Mr. Brown, $8,410.00
- 3rd grade: Ms. Chan, $5,257.11
- 2nd grade: Mrs. Palacio, $3,723.32
- 1st grade: Ms. Nguyen, $5,347.09
- Kinder: Ms. Der, $15,620.00
We did an awesome job in so many ways:
- Our school-wide student percent participation was 54%, the highest ever—two years in a row!
- Three classrooms had greater than 75% participation
- Two-thirds of our classrooms had more than 50% participation, a new record.
- Over $23,000—a quarter of our goal—is coming from corporate matching. Thanks to those Lakeshore donors for taking the time to ask their employers and relatives’ employers.
We’re excited that there were 7 students with 4 or more donors, showing that it’s not just about big numbers, but also about reaching out to your network. Kudos to the family of Noah T. who recruited 9 different donors to help Lakeshore, the students donating Tooth Fairy money, and the families out there going the extra mile. We appreciate your creative thinking! All these individual contributions really add up.
Curious about trends and more details? Check back this week for the report.
Thank you to our fantastic volunteers who helped make this a success.
- Christine Boyd for taking the lead on this campaign, and Deb Tjoa for passing her wisdom to Christine. Both worked many hours to make this happen.
- Shirley Chan for Chinese translation and community outreach, and Ms. Sanchez Balsells for translation to Spanish
- Cynthia Quan and Lehua Sparrow for helping us design this year’s swag sticker gift
- Christine Boyd, Danny Bloomfield, Deb Tjoa, Laila O’Boyle, Laura Batie, Ms. Twiest, and Rosa Wong-Chie Truong for handing out and/or collecting donation packets
- Anne Sausser, Christine Boyd, Danny Bloomfield, Deb Tjoa, Laura Batie, Rosa Wong-Chie Truong, and Jeff Firestone for counting and auditing each and every donation
- Our anonymous matching challenge donors for your generous gifts to double donations in the last week
- Ms. Classy, Ms. Twiest, Danny Bloomfield, Christine Boyd, Shirley Chan, and Christine and Shirley’s kids for getting the word out on the yard
- Ms. Twiest for getting the word out to families and staff and Lisa DeMattei for being so helpful in the office with copying and communications
- Room parents for spreading the word to classrooms
- Shirley Chan for website updates
- Deb Tjoa for social media posts, promotional graphics, and editing videos
- Wendy Liu for publishing many last-minute weekly updates in the Paw Print Press
- Sharon Collins, Christine Boyd, Dara Dubosky and Maya Archibald, Penelope Van Tuyl and Isis and Zoe Matsuda, Rosanna Mariotti and Noé Aho, and Wendy Liu for sending in video clips to promote the fundraiser (even if yours hasn’t been used yet, it will be for tours!)
- Donors who also shared written testimonials to promote the campaign
- Jeff Firestone for making our School Colors Spirit Day possible by restocking our shelves and coordinating sales with Lisa DeMattei, Dara Dubosky, and Christine Boyd
Hats off to the staff and teachers for being supportive of the campaign and Spirit Days, handing out packets and stickers, and bringing donations to the office when the last thing they need is another distraction. Your patience and assistance were greatly appreciated!
Biggest thanks to all the families, friends, staff, and businesses who donated, matched donations, spread the word, and participated in Spirit Days. There are a few donors who once again gave wildly generous amounts in the thousands: you know who you are, and thank you! There were relentless families who went out of their way to reach beyond Lakeshore to get support from their larger networks—a real grassroots effort. And there were donations that were just $1. Every little bit helps! The PTA can ask, but YOU are the ones who ultimately opened your hearts and wallets and made this fundraiser a success because you believe in our school. For that, we are grateful.
With deep appreciation,
The Annual Giving Campaign Team on behalf of the Lakeshore Elementary PTA